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The feeling is very positive all around us. We are extremely grateful to our truly loyal volunteers who have continuously sacrificed their baggage allowances to accommodate deliveries of large boxes containing reading glasses sent by Connect Indonesia, The Charity to our senior weavers in Indonesia. Our true […]

On June 11, 2016, Connect Indonesia was introduced to a group of weavers in Alor island. Alor (Indonesian: Pulau Alor) is the largest island in the Alor Archipelago and is one of the 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia. It is located at the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands that runs through southeastern Indonesia, which […]

We can’t keep this great feeling to ourselves. I prayers have been answered. This month we are able to obtain a huge number of glasses with very reasonable prices from the GLFB/Geranium, the charity for the Blind in London. We are truly grateful to everyone […]

By Nelly Andon Dear sponsors and donors, We are delighted to share with you that the work of the team of volunteers in Kupang has spread out far and wide, reaching many more weavers’ groups. At the end of March, Ms Doli Febiyany Porwata, our devoted volunteer, […]

Our team both in the UK and Indonesia have been conducting a book drive to benefit children and university students in Indonesia. We did really well, and we have successfully collected thousands of books to date. We have received so many amazing books from donors particularly from […]

By Olvira Ballo & Mery Mesah Dear Connect Indonesia team & supporters in London, Thank you for your continued support for our weavers here in Indonesia. We feel very privileged to be involved in distributing more glasses to our weaves here in Kupang and we hope to […]

The great thing about Connect Indonesia, The Charity is that we don’t always stick to the rule that fundraising by us only to raise money for our projects. The fact that over the years, we had done fundraising events to raise money for other charities. […]

By Nelly Andon Bebek Betutu is a Balinese dish, made from whole duck richly marinated in Indonesian spices and stuffed with vegetables and spices then wrapped in Banana Leaves and roasted. Just writing about it now makes my mouth water. I have never cooked Bebek Betutu, so […]

By Nelly Andon I love cooking and very passionate about Indonesian food. Indonesian food is so delicious and lately it is getting very hard to find good Indonesian restaurants in the UK that serve amazing authentic Indonesian food. You can still find some Indonesian food […]

By Olvira Ballo We are extremely grateful to Connect Indonesia again for sending 81 pairs of glasses to our senior workers here in Indonesia. We have managed to distribute some of these glasses now to weavers groups in several villages. The receivers, both men and […]